Wooden boat or drag



Ap ril 10, 1928. v 1,665,449

. v H. A. DRAKE WOODEN BOAT OR DRAG Filed Dec. 17, 1925 Patented Apr.10, 1928.

UNITED STATES HARRY A. DRAKE OF WEST NYACK, NEW YORK.

WOODEN BOAT OR DRAG.

Application filed December 17, 1925. Serial No. 76,049.

This inventionrelates to improvements in boats or drags such as areadapted for use in transporting stone, gravel andthe like,- one objectof the invention being to provide a boat or drag which shall beconstructed of wood to the exclusion of metallic fastening means andemploying no metal whatsoever with the exception of the drawbar or bars,and with the possible exception of the draw M18. P lVith this object inview, the invention consists in certain novel features of constructionand combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a plan view of a boat or drag embodying my improvements.

Figure 2 is an end elevation section of the same.

Figure 3 is a side elevation.

Figure 1 is a view of one of the removable Sideboards, and

Figure 5 is a View showing a modification.

Figs. 6 and T are enlarged detail sections.

My improved boat or drag comprises a plurality of floor planks 1, 2 and3 or any other desired number of such planks and these planks areconnected together by means of dowel pins 4 which enter sockets in edgeportions of the planks. At the sides of the floor structure, beveledwooden side beams 5 are placed upon the side portions of said floorstructure and are secured thereto by wooden dowel pins 6 which extend,preferably in slanting directions through said side beams and the sidefloor planks. Each of these wooden pins is split at one end and thesplit portion receives a wedge 7 whereby it is securely clamped inplace. The side beams 5 may also be provided with sockets 8 to receivepins 9 secured to and depending from sideboards 10 when said sideboardsare used to increase the capacity of the boat or drag. At respectiveends of the boat or drag, a transverse Wooden beam 13 is located uponthe end portions of the floor secured thereto by means of wooden pins 14in the same manner as the side beams 5 are secured in place. The forwardedge porstructure and tion of each transverse beam 13 is preferablybeveled as at 15. Centrally between the ends of each transverse beam 13,the same is provided in its under face with a recess 16 which receives adrawbar or link 17, the latter engaging at its inner end a draw-pin 18of wood or other suitable material constructed in the same manner as thepins 6 and 14 and preferably disposed in an inclined position.Theforward end of each draftbar or link 17 projects beyond the forwardedge of the transverse beam 13 for connection with suitable draft meansor the draftbar or link of another boator drag.

When the boat is to be used as a single unit, the beam 13 might bedisplaced at one end of the unit, by a cross-beam 11 secured upon thefloor structure by means of wooden pins 12 constructed and employed inthe same manner as are the pins 6.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A boat or drag comprising wooden floor members, transverse woodenbeams at re spective ends of said floor members, wooden pins securingsaid transverse wooden beams in place, a draft pin carried by each ofsaid wooden transverse beams, and draft links disposed loosely betweenthe floor and the end beams and engaged around the respective draftpins.

2. A boat or drag consisting ofthe flat floor members arranged side byside, means engaged in opposed edges of the members to connect themembers, the upper surfaces of the members. being entirely free ofprojections and the end edges of said members being beveled downwardly,end beams secured upon upper surfaces of floor members at the ends ofthe same, said beams having longitudinally extending recesses in theirundersides, draft links fitted freely in said recesses, and pins in theend beams engaged in said links.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

HARRY A. DRAKE.

